New Accessories

I love this picture from Cocoknits. We received two big boxes of accessories today.

Donegal Cottage Tweed Sock has a new home. It finally made it into the fingering weight room and is sharing space with tosh merino light.

I started the I-Cord bind off last night but didn't get it finished. Alex has taken it home and will finish the cast off and block. It'll be in the store next week.

Speaking of Spincycle, I just paid an invoice and more yarn will be here soon. Maybe by the end of next week. All skeins will be Dyed in the Wool.

Ghost Ranch, a brand new colour, will be in the box.

Andrea Mowry used Ghost Ranch for the Montana Mountain Cowl.

Photos ©Andrea Mowry

Cold Comfort is also coming - Andrea used this in her new Stonecrop Sweater.

There will be a surprise colour in the box. Something I didn't think we would be able to get for a few months, if at all. More on that over the weekend.

Now it's Guthrie time. Lynn has finished the first sleeve and is way ahead of me. I need to get going.

Donegal

We had another visit from the Big Brown Truck today. Yarn from Meadowcroft Dyeworks. We have new colours of Donegal Cottage Tweed DK. This yarn is perfect for a Hipster.

We have new colours of Donegal Cottage Tweed Sock as well.

In yesterday's boxes from Sirdar we had another brand new yarn. Meet Jewelspun.

Sirdar Jewelspun Yarn gives stunning colour variegation. Inspired by intense jewel-like colours, the aran yarn gives you the look of hand-spun yarn, with complementary shades running throughout.  

Jewelspun is 100% acrylic, and is lightweight and easy to care for. The colourful yarn is machine washable and makes for a practical choice.

This is a 200gram ball with 500m on it. It is an aran weight which means it knits to a tension of 18 sts = 4" on 5mm needles.

There are great ladies patterns for this yarn (that we have in stock) but I was thinking about this yarn for little ones.

I have four rows to knit and the I-Cord bind off to do and then I can say that my Nightshift is done. Big Brother is on soon and I should be finished before bed so that my blocking angel can take it home from work tomorrow.

I'm trying to get our Knitters' Fair booth planned. Every time I think I have the perfect set up something else pops into my mind. In the past I would make sketches on paper. By the time the show came I had a huge pile of paper. Now I use my iPad and can erase and start again. I'm going to sign off and erase to start again. I had a bit of an 'aha' moment in the store today.

Tweed Sock

This is Andrea Mowry's fun new cowl. Meet the Montana Mountain Cowl (pattern purchased on Ravelry).

Photos ©Andrea Mowry

If I were to pick my favorite cowl style, it is definitely the Moebius cowl. It is perfect for colorwork projects because the floats are hidden inside, and it is so easy to style. Just pop it on to finish any outfit! The Montana Mountain Cowl uses the Mosaic method to add color and texture to this engaging knit!

Andrea mixes a fingering weight with Dyed in the Wool. Perfect timing. We have lots of stock. The Dyed in the Wool that Andrea used is a custom colour that we can not get at this time. (Since starting my post I found out that we will be able to get this colour but not until October)

Ms. UPS could barely carry our box of Donegal Cottage Tweed Sock. Oh my. The colours are gorgeous.

My hosta is starting to flower. I can't wait to see what they look like when I get home.

I am writing quickly and then I need to do a few orders and finish packing. I'll talk to you from Cleveland.

Old Vine

This is Old Vine (pattern purchased on Ravelry) from Knox Mountain Knit Co.

Knox Mountain Knit Co. is Sasha and Willow, a design team from Kelowna, BC. Their fresh designs reflect their passion for knitting and are inspired by the gorgeous landscapes of the Okanagan Valley.

Yes, the same Knox Mountain that we get our Shawl Cuffs from.

Located in the Interior of British Columbia, with wine production dating back to the 1850s, the Okanagan Valley is one of Canada’s oldest and largest wine regions. Today, the Okanagan Valley has been well established as one of the world’s best grape-growing regions, boasting over 200 vineyards and producing over 60 varietals. 

Old Vine is a top-down, one skein shawl designed for that extra special skein of fingering everyone has in their stash. To maximize yardage, the border can be knit until you have just enough left for bind-off!

What a great one skein shawl.

Donegal Cottage Tweeds left the US today and we should see them on Tuesday or Wednesday. I can't wait!!

Spincycle should be arriving next week as well.

Dream State
Stay Ready
Heart Sigh
Neveruary

Dyed in the Wool

Labrodorite

Neveruary

Overpasses

Payback

Stay Ready

I Love Tweed

We have new Progress Keepers from Twill & Print.

I'm really excited about the new yarns coming from Meadowcroft Dyeworks later in June. I have always had a love for tweed. 

They sent us a newsletter this morning and in it is a picture of Dave's currently project. (Meadowcroft Dyeworks is a father/son team who dye beautiful colours of yarn).

I started this sweater last weekend. This is using our Donegal Cottage Tweeds DK. The pattern is Duxbury Point Pullover by Beatrice Smith 

I so love the feel of this yarn.

Donegal Cottage Tweeds

Available in 18 colors, this yarn is every bit as soft as our Rockshelter line of yarns, and the tweedy bits have no different feel than the wool with which they've been spun. It's available in 2 weights: DK weight and fingering weight 

I ordered all 18 colours of fingering weight and 6 colours of DK weight.

465 Nightshade is a tonal in muted deep purples of red grape and night sky. 

 

460 Sea Campion is variegated in shades of mauve with dusty rose and moonlight highlights. 

We planted more flowers today. Lots of perennials. We put annuals in the island last summer and a few this summer but we decided that perennials are a lot easier. These are spring bulbs and I hope they will come up this summer. My Oma is looking down from heaven and is happy to see that we are following in her footsteps. She loved to garden.

We put them in on a perfect day. We've had a nice gentle rain for the past few hours. Grow Flowers Grow.

There hasn't been much knitting the last few days but that is going to change tonight. The hockey game is on. Tomorrow afternoon I will spread my shawl out on two circular needles and get some pictures. There are so many stitches on the needle right now that it is impossible to see the pattern.